Cream and finger guard for freezers.



Patented Dec. 4, I900. H. H. TURNER.

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llNTEi) STATES HARRIET HARRIS TURNER,

PATENT ()FFICE.

OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.

Application filed March 22, 1900. Serial No. 9,733.

663,137, dated December 4, 1900.

(No model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, HARRIET HARRIS TUR- NER, of Rochester, in the countyofMonroe, State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cream and Finger Guards for Freezers; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, and to the reference-letters marked thereon.

My present invention has for its object to provide a device adapted tobe attached to whereby the upper end or top of the freezing-cylinder maybe protected from the surrounding ice and salt, permitting its contentsto be easily inspected and also serving as a guide to center thecylinder in the receptacle or pail.

To these and other ends my invention consists in certain improvements inconstruction and combination of parts, all as will be described, thenovel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of thisspecification.

Similar reference-letters in the several figures indicate similar parts.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a freezer,

showing the application of device constructed in accordance with myinvention. a vertical sectional view thereof.

top plan view, and Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the ring or guard.

Fig. 2 is In illustrating my device I have shown it as applied to afreezer of the ordinary construction, embodying an outer pail orreceptacle A, in which is arranged the vertical cylinder O, having thecover D and supported at its lower end upon the central pivot or bearingE and. upon its upper end by a suitable cross-bar F, carrying suitablegearing, and an operating-shaft f, having the handle g, by means ofWhichthe cylinder may be rotated, as will be understood.

Surrounding the upper end of the cylinder 0, I arrange a ring B, thelower end of which extends a short distance beneath the joint betweenthe receptacle and its cover D, and to permit access to the latter,whereby it may be easily removed when desired, I provide upon oppositesides of the ring grooves or offsets I), of sufficient size to allow theinsertion of the fingers, and by extending the material Fig. 3 is acomposing the ring sufficiently to engage the inner sides of thereceptacle A, I am enabled to center the ring therein. Additional wingsor projections c 0, located on thesides of the ring and engaging thereceptacle, also assist in securing it in position, and these, as wellas the offset portions 1), may be tapered inwardly from the to towardthe bottom to conform to the inclined sides of the pail or receptacle.Formed upon the lower side of one of the ofiset portions 19 is a lug orextension d, having a threaded aperture adapted to receive the threadedengaging end of a drainage-tube d. The latter projects through asuitable aperture provided in the side of the receptacle and may be ofsufficient length to allow any water from the melting ice to escape intoa suitable receptacle before rising high enough to reach the jointbetween the cream-cylinder and its cover. The drainage-tube securelyengaging the lug will serve to secure the ring in position, althoughscrews or other fastening devices may also be employed if it is desiredto permanently secure it within the pail A.

The operation of my device will now be understood. The cream-cylinder 0being positioned within the pail A and a portion of the salt and icedistributed in the space between the parts, I apply the ring or guard,sliding it over the cylinder until its upper edge is in line with thetop of the pail, and secure it by inserting the drainage-tube thereinand engaging the threaded aperture in the lug d. The remaining ice andsalt may then be packed upon the outside of the ring, and the latterpreventing it from falling upon the top D or coming in contact with theupper edge of the cylinder permits the cover to be removed and thecontents easily inspected.

Devices such as I have described are simple and may be easilyconstructed, and they are adapted to be applied to freezers already inuse. The ring also serves as a guide for the cylinder, always supportingthe latter in an upright position.

I claim for my invention 1. In a freezer, the combination with an outerpail or receptacle, and an inner freezing-cylinder having the cover, ofa ring supported centrally in the receptacle surrounding the upper endof the cylinder and extend- LJA ing above the top thereof andprovidedwith recessed portions upon its opposite sides extending beneath thesaid cover.

2. In a freezer, the combination with an outer pail or receptacle, andan inner freezing-cylinder having the cover, of a ring adapted tosurround the upper end of the cylinder having the outwardly-extendingrecessed portions arranged upon opposite sides and adapted to engage thesides of the receptacle to support the ring centrall therein.

3. In a freezer, the combination with an outer pail or receptacle, andan inner freezing-cylinder having the cover, of a ring sur-.

threaded end having the tapering edges adapted to engage the Walls ofthereceptacle to support the ring centrally therein, operating devicesconnect ed to the cylinder and a support for said devices extendingacross the top of the receptacle and engaging the upper edge of thering.

5; In a freezer, the combination with an outer pail or receptacle havingthe sloping sides provided with an aperture, and an innerfreezing-cy1inder mounted in the receptacle, of a ring surrounding theupper end of the cylinder provided with the recessed portions upon itsopposite sides having'the tapered edges engaging the sides of thereceptacle, a lug or projection extending down- Wardly at the loweredges of one of the recesses having a threaded aperture adapted toregister With the aperture in the side of the receptacle, and adrainage-tube having the adapted to engage therewith.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HARRIET HARRIS TURNER. Witnesses:

WILLIAM WHITWORTH Scorr, ERASTUS WILLIAM AYER.

